Originally Posted by
vincewy
Another aspect is redemption rates which vary a lot by programs. I would take SQ, LH/OS/LY/SN (M&M) and BR off the list completely due to their stringent requirements in every aspect of the programs.
Thanks for the info on TK. I left SQ out for your reasons. I left UA out because of their spent requirement and I'm not actively trying to earn points with them. If enough are interested, I'll add it.
I included M&M since it's my program of choice and if there is not a better option I might as well get the award miles for them. Since this is my dead year with M&M, I was looking if it would be possible to achieve gold this year with this as the anchor trip.
I'm also considering crediting to Aegean and just do a quick trip to Greece, when I'm in Germany over the summer, to get their 4 segment requirement in, which then drops the requirement to 24k miles.